Radeon HD 7970M Crossfire vs Radeon R9 A375

In this comparison between Radeon HD 7970M Crossfire and Radeon R9 A375 you will find out which graphics card performs better in today's games. Bear in mind that third-party versions may have more efficient cooling and higher clock speeds. This will increase cards' performance, though not by much. In addition to raw power you should also take into account the dimensions. Thicker models simply will not fit into a small mini-ITX case. The resolution of your monitor also affects the choice, since 4K gameplay requires a more powerful GPU. And don't overspend on the graphics card. Other parts of your build may also need to be upgraded, save some money for the CPU or power supply. For some people Radeon HD 7970M Crossfire will be the best choice, for others Radeon R9 A375 will be their preference. Study the comparison tables below and make your choice.

Radeon HD 7970M Crossfire is a Laptop Graphics Card

Note: Radeon HD 7970M Crossfire is only used in laptop graphics. It has lower GPU clock speed compared to the desktop variant, which results in lower power consumption, but also 10-30% lower gaming performance. Check available laptop models with Radeon HD 7970M Crossfire here:

Main Specs

  Radeon HD 7970M Crossfire Radeon R9 A375
Power consumption (TDP) 200 Watt
Interface PCIe 3.0 x16
Memory type GDDR5 GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount 2 GB
Display Connectors No outputs
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  • Radeon HD 7970M Crossfire is used in Laptops, and Radeon R9 A375 - in Desktops.
  • Radeon HD 7970M Crossfire is build with GCN architecture, and Radeon R9 A375 - with GCN 1.0.
  • Core clock speed of Radeon R9 A375 is 50 MHz higher, than Radeon HD 7970M Crossfire.
  • Radeon HD 7970M Crossfire and Radeon R9 A375 are manufactured by 28 nm process technology.
  • Memory clock speed of Radeon HD 7970M Crossfire is 4796 MHz higher, than Radeon R9 A375.

Game benchmarks

high / 1080p 35−40 2−3
ultra / 1080p 21−24 1−2
QHD / 1440p 16−18 0−1
4K / 2160p 10−11
low / 720p 60−65 12−14
medium / 1080p 40−45 4−5
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 7970M Crossfire in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 720% more, than Radeon R9 A375.

Full Specs

  Radeon HD 7970M Crossfire Radeon R9 A375
Architecture GCN GCN 1.0
Code name Wimbledon XT Venus
Type Laptop Desktop
Release date 1 May 2012 no data
Pipelines 2560 640
Core clock speed 850 MHz 900 MHz
Boost Clock 925 MHz
Transistor count 1,500 million
Manufacturing process technology 28 nm 28 nm
Texture fill rate 37.00
Memory bus width 2x 256 Bit 128 Bit
Memory clock speed 4800 MHz 4.5 GB/s
Memory bandwidth 72 GB/s
Shared memory -
DirectX DirectX 11.1, Shader 5.0 12 (11_1)
Shader Model 5.1
OpenGL 4.6
OpenCL 1.2
Vulkan 1.2
Laptop size large
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